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Edward S. Aarons

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born

January 01, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

died

June 16, 1975

gender

male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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AKA Paul Ayres, Edward Ronns.

Edward Sidney Aarons (1916 - June 16, 1975) was an American writer, author of more than 80 novels from 1936 until 1962. One of these was under the pseudonym "Paul Ayres" (Dead Heat), and 30 were written using the name "Edward Ronns". He also wrote numerous articles for detective magazines such as Detective Story Magazine and Scarab.

Aarons was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree in Literature and History from Columbia University. He worked at various jobs to put himself through college, including jobs as a newspaper reporter and fisherman. In 1933, he won a short story contest as a student. In World War II he was in the United States Coast Guard, joining after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 194...more

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Books by Edward S. Aarons

Average rating: 3.35 · 200 ratings · 21 reviews · 62 distinct works

	Assignment to Disaster (Sam Durell #1) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Suicide (Sam Durell #3) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1956 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Moon Girl (Sam Durell #26) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Palermo (Sam Durell #24) 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Black Viking 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Budapest (Sam Durell #5) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Assignment School for Spies (Sam Durell #22) 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Mara Tirana (Sam Durell #12) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Helene (Sam Durell #9) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1959 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Assignment Ankara (Sam Durell #15) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions	My rating: